George W. Bush (R)

Candidate Summary, 2004 Cycle

President

The son of former President Bush, George W. Bush himself was elected president in the hotly contested 2000 campaign. At that time he was mid-way through his second term as governor of Texas, a position he assumed in 1994 after defeating incumbent Democrat Ann Richards. Prior to running for governor he spent several years in the oil business and served as the managing general partner of the Texas Rangers baseball team. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 1978.

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Cash on Hand: $19,291,231Debts: $1,710,966
Date of last report: 2004-12-31 00:00:00Totals may include compliance fund receipts

Source of Funds

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Individual contributions

$271,814,028

74%

PAC contributions

$2,917,020

1%

Candidate self-financing

$0

0%

Federal Funds

$74,620,000

20%

Other

$17,877,771

5%

How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?

Full Disclosure

$179,859,278

(91.8%)

Incomplete

$3,892,839

(2.0%)

No Disclosure

$12,224,470

(6.2%)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2004 election cycle and based on
Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Sunday, September 15, 2013.
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